00:00I know this will be really worrying news for lots of families who will face even greater
00:05struggles this winter, and it's a direct result of our country's exposure to international
00:12gas markets that are controlled by dictators, and that is a legacy left to us by the last
00:18government.
00:19That's why this government has a plan to do something about it.
00:23Our mission for clean, homegrown power that we control in this country, and it's why we've
00:30hit the ground running in just seven weeks, consenting new solar power, overturning the
00:35ban on onshore wind, precisely to give our country the energy security we don't have
00:40at the moment.
00:42And this government will also do everything it can to protect bill payers, reforming the
00:46regulator, so it's a strong champion of consumers, making standing charges fairer, and increasing
00:53funding for energy efficiency so people can cut bills.
00:57But this is obviously really worrying news for lots of families in our country.
01:00Look, I am incredibly sympathetic to all of the people who are going to be struggling
01:06this winter.
01:07I'm not just sympathetic, we're going to act.
01:09We will be doing everything we can, working with the regulator, working with the suppliers
01:14to remind them of their responsibilities to the most vulnerable in our society, and this
01:20government will leave no stone unturned in the months ahead to do everything we can to
01:26protect bill payers.
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